02: American Crisis 1776 | Rebels and Redcoats: The American Revolutionary War

Duration: 49'00''

Synopsis

As Washington is forced out of New York, his army begins to desert, until a daring raid across a frozen river gives him victory in New Jersey. But the British still seem to be masters in this war, despite being overstretched in this vast continent. The tide begins to turn however, when American rebels find a new ally.

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